August 10th, 2012 | 
Author: This is the last weekend of summer before school starts, and let me tell you, this has been the most stressful summer EVER!! Not only did I worry about my husband’s health problems….but my tween daughter is DEVELOPING! Just kill me now.
She has started wearing bras. Yeah. And I started letting her wear “real” makeup (just a little, but jeez), and just this week…after some (a lot) of harassment, I let her purchase her first razor to shave her legs.
“Mom, I look like a hairy wolf!”, “Mom, I feel like a hairy monkey!”, “Mom, all my friends are shaving and they will make fun of me for having hairy legs!”. Yeah, I got all that (and I remember bugging my mom in much the same way when I was her age). I decided to really look at her earlier this week and….I’ll be darned if she wasn’t right…her legs were looking a little hairy “like a wolf”. After she shaved for the first time (after 5 exhausting minutes of me showing her how it’s done), she then told me that she was happy…and that she felt smooth, like a “hairless cat” (seems to me a hairless cat would be kind of stubbly, but I digress).
If that wasn’t stressful enough, I then took her shopping for school clothes and discovered that she is now in WOMEN sized shoes and Junior clothes!!! WHAT?!?! When did this happen? And when she was trying on clothes, I noticed she was getting CURVES. I want the slobbery toothless years back!!!
And lest I forget…BOYS are calling the house! I mean…several of them. “Mom, when can I date?” Um…NEVER! When you’re 30! Well, that’s what I wanted to say anyway. I guess we will be having that talk soon.
Hair being shaved, boobs popping out, make up being worn, boys calling the house, and oh…there is dad on the couch talking about well placed buckshot….welcome to Middle School and the teen years! I’m not sure I’m ready for this….
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Tags: kids growing up, My Bizarre Family, teenage girls, teenager daughters, teens, tweens
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LOL!! Well that’s what every mom will encounter…
I have only boys so I think mine won’t be that stressfull for now..
Hope you have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for stopping by..
Yep! Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful week!
I have a girl going through the same things (13). It’s fun, scary, and a big red flag that she’s growing up waay too fast.
Still, it’s really nice to see our daughters turning into wonderful young ladies, isn’t it?
It is nice to see. She is making me proud, for sure =)
You know, this takes me back to when I was her age! I must have put my father through hell! I guess it’s a girl thing. We are all like that…. and you know what they say about payback….
Oh yes…I’ve been paid back and then some between both my daughter and son. They drive me batty, but oh my goodness….I love them so much. And to think that my daughter hasn’t even gotten to the mouthy teenage monster years yet! lol I see some really fun times ahead!
April … I have an almost six year old (who never lets me forget how old she is getting) and while reading this I looked to her… and honestly I dread the day that I need to get her a training bra.. I just don’t want her to grow up. Oh I know she has to… silly mommy.. I’m all hormonal and she starts Kindergarten in 2 weeks and I am already having moments. Lol! I’m such a sappy mommy!! Grace, peace and blessings, Carla
Thank you, Carla! Cherish these years (I know you already do)…they go by way too fast. Blessings and peace to you too =)
I have to admit I’ve really enjoyed my older two girls reaching the teen years. One of the great benefits is that we share accessories, shoes, scarves and clothes!
Oh yes, I did think of that the other day when she was trying on clothes! Hmmmm…she will be in my shoe size before too long…and sharing is caring! lol I do try to look at the bright side of it…but…this is my baby…the youngest of the bunch. I can’t help but feel a little sad that she is growing up so fast.
first just let me say… I LOVE> LOVE> LOVE… this post! I can so relate, not about teens, bras, boys, shaving leg (OH my goodness, Mama…sending you a hug!), but to the slobbery toothness! Sigh. my oldest is about to turn 8 and WOW she is going through CHANGES, big time… and same thing happened to me the other night, she said something that stopped me in my tracks, and I looked at her, really looked at her and it was major. I thought, wow when did this happen, as if it just happened, there have been warnings, but darn-it I was trying to ignore them. gotta find the humor, right?!
Excellent post!!!
Oh, I love this! I went through this 4 times, so yes, you can do it! Get ready for the drama!…
Oh that sounds overwhelming but darn exciting! Makes me excited to have a daughter!